A band of Polish mathematicians figured out much about how German Enigma encoding machines operated, years before Alan Turing did ~humanities.history Article 1134 words 6 votes
How the English language became such a mess ~humanities.languages Article 1284 words, published Jun 10 2015 11 votes
After a year of rising tensions, protesters tear down Confederate statue on UNC campus ~humanities.history Article 652 words 27 votes
Ottawa to declare federal holiday to mark legacy of residential school system education history Article 815 words 7 votes
Since the 1960s, dictionaries have cataloged how people actually use language, not how they should. That might be changing. ~humanities.languages Article 2193 words 9 votes
Earliest version of our alphabet possibly discovered ~humanities.languages Article 976 words, published May 16 2018 6 votes
Hiroshima - a 1946 piece exploring how six survivors experienced the atomic bombing and its aftermath ~humanities.history Article 9 votes
Three myths most Americans believe (Japanese surrender in WW2, Cold War, nuclear bomb threat) ~humanities.history Video 29:09, published May 22 2016 7 votes
Bear necessities: The big brown bear who helped Polish troops in WWII ~humanities.history Article 444 words 4 votes
The last slave ship survivor gave an interview in the 1930s. It just surfaced in the form of a new book ~humanities.history Article 727 words, published May 3 2018 3 votes